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No. 478,998. x Patented July 19, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. O. HAGER, OF HAGERSVILLE, CANADA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,998, dated July 19,1892.

Application filed July 25, 1891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES EDWARD OR- LOFF HAGER, a citizen of theDominion of Canada, residing at Hagersville, in the county of Haldimandand Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Games or Puzzles, called The Pilgrims Progress, of whichthe following is a full clear, and exact specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a game to be played by one ormore persons, in which a certain amount of practice and skill isrequired to cause the ball or marble employed (representing the Pilgrim)to roll into the desired goal, (representing Heaven.)

In the drawings accompanying this specification, Figure 1 is a plan'viewshowing my invention; and Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the same,taken on thelineX X of Fig. 1.

A represents the board upon which the game is played, this board havinga raised ledge B all around it to prevent the ball from running 0ft.

0 is a slight cavity (Repentance) in the board, from which the ballstarts on its pilgrnnage.

D is another cavity slightly raised and called the Rock, into whichcavity the ball should run from C.

E is a raised portion called the Bank of Faith, having a curved edge onthe side nearest the Rock. The ball, after leaving the Rock, strikesagainst this Bank E, and the object of the player is then to cause theball to travel down the Straight and Narrow Path F to the goal G. ThisPath F is made slightly raised and rounded, forming the segment of acircle in vertical cross-section, so as to enhance the difficulty ofrolling the ball in a straight line along its surface. It will be seenthat this rounded surface gives the ball atendency to roll off at thesides into the Byways of Sin, which are here represented by passages H,formed between the raised portions I and I. These passages H are formedon both sides of the Narrow Path F and run into a passage-way called theRoad to Repentance, designated by the letter J, on the one side, andinto the Broad Road of Sin K on the other side. The Byways H descendslightly away Serial No. 401,012. (No model.)

from the Narrow Path F and are provided with sharp declivities L L,rendering it impracticable for the ball to return to the Narrow Pathafter passing over these declivities. The goal G (Heaven) is reached bytraveling down the Narrow Path F and is the ultimatum of the game. Thisgoal consists of a slightly-raised cavity.

The Road to Repentance J, which is entered from the Byways of Sin H onone side of the Narrow Path F, is formed between raised por tions 1 andthe raised ledge B. This Road J leads round the back of the Bank ofFaith E, and the ball should roll in this direction and return to cavity0, (Repentance,) from whence a fresh start can be made.

The Broad Road K is hollowed out through its entire length, being deeperat one end than at the other. The deepest end is provided with a sunkencavity M, representing Death in Sin. declivities L into the Broad RoadK, will naturally tend to roll right down into the cavity M, and someskill is required to prevent it from rolling in that direction.

The object of the game is to prevent the ball from rolling into cavityM, and instead to cause it to roll back into cavity 0, from whence afresh start can be made.

Two or more balls should be used in this game, and when a ball fallsinto the cavity M it is considered to be out of the game.

The winning ball is the one which is successful in getting into thecavity G first.

Having now described my invention, I declare that what I claim is 4 In agame-board, the cavities O, D, G, and M, raised portions E, I, and I,rounded Narrow Pathway F, sunken Broad Road K, side passages H, withdeclivities L and L, passageway J, and raised ledge B, as described andshown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this10th day of July, 1891.

C. E. O. HAGER.

Witnesses:

JNO. H. HAGER, O. E. HALL.

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